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Felaheen (Arabesk) Paperback – 4 May 2004

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Jon Courtenay Grimwood (Author)
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Product details

  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Pocket Books; New edition edition (4 May 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0671773704
  • ISBN-13: 978-0671773700
  • Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 19.9 x 2.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 801,031 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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"Skillfully blends a hard-boiled whodunit with SF and alternate history.... Grimwood makes his imagined world feel real."--"Publishers Weekly"

About the Author

Jon Courtenay Grimwood was born in Malta and grew up in the Far East, Britain and Scandinavia. He also writes for magazines and newspapers including the GUARDIAN and SFX.

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3.0 out of 5 starsNot third class but not quite top
By I. Brown on 25 Jun. 2003
Format: Hardcover
The Third Arabesk lacks the originality of the first and drama of the second. The book is rich and enjoyable but for those seeking to expand the originality of #'s 1 and 2 the third is likely to disappoint...perhaps only slightly. The plot is more fantastical...but not is a particularly convincing way. The impression is that Courtenay-Grimwood is over extending his imagination. Suspension of disbelief has to be good to deal with this book. I could not really see the Raf that appears in the First and Second books quite extending himself so easily over the whole of north Africa. Frankly I think Raf is being redeveloped to fit increasingly (unrealistically) expansive plots. It didn't hold but the book is saved by the authors style, the richness of the text and material the author creates as background. 3/5 may be a little harsh but then i thought the First Arabesk was worth 6!
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4.0 out of 5 starsA drift away from louche noir.
By Ed.F VINE VOICE on 16 May 2003
Format: Hardcover
Ashraf Bey returns for the third instalment of Courtney Jon Courtenay Grimwood's Arabesk series. As the potential son of the Emir of Tunis, Bey is unwillingly drawn from the claustrophobic streets and souks of El Iskandryia to the more open spaces of Ifriqikas deserts and palaces by an unusual assassination attempt on his putative father.
A little more light is shed on Bays character in this instalment and the reader is given some of his backstory via flashbacks to both his mothers’ early life and to that of Bey as a child at boarding school. Further insight into Beys “fox” is also given, is it really an artefact of his pre-natal genosplicing or an aspect of his psychosis?
A good book, but one that perhaps lacks the narrative tautness of its prequels, the change of setting seems to diminish Bey and his monomaniacal approach to solving the case removes some of the mystique which surrounded his character.
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5.0 out of 5 starsOrdinary Arab worker - or extraordinary follow up novel?
By A Customer on 23 May 2003
Format: Hardcover
This, the third Arabesk, is another fantastic work from JCG. The book arrived from amazon on the saturday - and I had completed my first read by thursday. I just couldn't put it down.
In this third novel we catch a glimpse of the past that created Raf (Ashraf.) Again Grimwood allows his character to move through the story almost without aim - following a string of clues that are seemingly tenuous, but throughout the stories we get an impression that Raf doesn't need to follow a linear pattern, but that his very presence is enough to be a catalyst for the other characters to act, and usually they do. In fact, in the case of Zara (fans will know!) his very absence is what causes an action.
Raf - or Grimwood - uses others as crowbars to pry the story into existence, and just like great detective novels, we are treated to an explaination near the end.
An interesting happening at the closing moments of the story also hints at something interesting in what I hope will be a fantastic 4th novel... Please :)
Old fans: This book is a vital addition to help to explain the WHY that you are missing..
Everyone else: This book is fantastic. You can probably pick it up as a stand alone, but you'll definitly find yourself reading the previous two within the year anyway..
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